Nvidia Draws $500 Billion Bet on AI Chips as Wall Street Weighs GPU Value Over a Decade

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Wall Street Watches the Residual Value of Nvidia AI Chips

Case Builds That Their Value May Hold Up Over Time

Nvidia is testing whether AI semiconductors can become a new financial asset. The company is building a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing platform with major Wall Street firms. The central question is whether graphics processing units used in data centers can retain collateral value over time, much like cars or aircraft. That has set up a debate between expectations that older chips can generate revenue for years as AI demand expands and concerns that rapid technological change could erode their value.

The Financial Times and other media reported on August 13 that Nvidia signed memorandums of understanding three days earlier with six financial firms: Apollo Global Management, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs and KKR. The agreements center on creating dedicated large-scale funding pools for AI infrastructure.

For the firms involved, the key issue is the residual value of AI chips. Executives at participating firms expect Nvidia chip prices to remain high for longer than anticipated as competition continues for the components underpinning the AI boom.